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Rajnath Singh launches IIT Kanpur's $1 billion campaign; institute plans defence drone hub to indigenise critical components

Reported by Devdiscourse 14 Oct 2026, 9:29 pm IST 1 min read

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By Amrashree Mishra Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday underscored the need to develop indigenous defence technologies as IIT Kanpur announced plans to establish a major drone hub in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence to indigenise critical components currently imported from abroad as the institute launched a USD 1 billion fundraising campaign to strengthen research and innovation

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Section: India
Topics: Defence & security
Places: Uttar Pradesh
First reported by: Devdiscourse
Reporter: ani
Published: Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 9:29 pm IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

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